PT-2023-1887

CVE-2023-25153

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Published

2023-02-16

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Updated

2026-09-30

Description by

CVSS 2.0
6.8
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions containerd versions 1.6.17 and earlier, containerd versions 1.5.17 and earlier
Description The issue is related to the import of OCI images in containerd, where there was no limit on the number of bytes read for certain files. A maliciously crafted image with a large file could cause a denial of service.
Recommendations Update to containerd version 1.6.18 or later to resolve the issue. Update to containerd version 1.5.18 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, ensure that only trusted images are used and that only trusted users have permissions to import images.
Exploitability
Exploit
Fix
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Affected products
Related identifiers
GHSA-259W-8HF6-59C2
ALT-PU-2023-1480
ALT-PU-2023-5428
ALT-PU-2024-11153
ALT-PU-2024-12206
AZL-13571
AZL-13584
AZL-13674
AZL-35000
CLEANSTART-2025-OB15168
GO-2023-1573
MGASA-2023-0245
OESA-2023-1147
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:12822-1
RHSA-2026:1536
SUSE-SU-2023:1826-1
SUSE-SU-2023_1826-1
SUSE-SU-2023:1827-1
SUSE-SU-2023_1827-1
USN-6202-1
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